UTT 2024: Teams, Schedule, and Exciting Players Announced

The Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 schedule has been announced, featuring 23 matches in Chennai. Eight teams, including the reigning champions and newcomers, will compete from August 22 to September 7. Top global and Indian players will participate in the revamped league format.

The schedule for Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) 2024 was announced on Friday, setting the stage for 23 thrilling ties at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai from August 22 to September 7. The defending champions, the Goa Challengers, will face off against the new entrants, the Jaipur Patriots, in the tournament opener.

This season will see eight teams vying for the prestigious title. Among the world's top players participating are World No. 10 Bernadette Szocs, World No. 16 Nina Mittelham, and World No. 19 Quadri Aruna, alongside Indian stars such as Achanta Sharath Kamal (WR 40), Sreeja Akula (WR 25), and Manika Batra (WR 28). Emerging Indian talents like Yashaswini Ghorpade, Diya Chitale, Poymantee Baisya, Abhinandh PB, Jeet Chandra, and Yashansh Malik will also compete.

The new team, Ahmedabad SG Pipers, will start their campaign against Puneri Paltan Table Tennis on Day 2. In an exciting southern derby, Chennai Lions will take on PBG Bengaluru Smashers later that day. Dabang Delhi TTC and U Mumba TT will clash in their opening tie on August 24. This season's format introduces a slight change with teams divided into two groups of four for the league stage. Each team will play five ties--against the three teams in their group and two from the other group. The top four teams will advance to the knockout stage, with semi-finals featuring Team No. 1 vs Team No. 4 and Team No. 2 vs Team No. 3.

Each tie will include five matches: two men's singles, two women's singles, and one mixed doubles.